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01/10/2009

The Best Time Of The Day Show. With Pause For Thought and the Lester's Library and Listeners' Library music selections.

Alex, Radio 2's Dark Lord of the early mornings, presents his interactive blend of music and unique wit. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex raids his record collection for something new, or downright surprising from Lester's Library - and there's one from you in the Listeners' Library. Plus - the second Half-Time Hooter of The Week.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 1 Oct 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Madness

    My Girl

    • Madness - Complete Madness.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.
  • Feargal Sharkey

    A Good Heart

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Colbie Caillat

    Fallin' For You

    • (CD Single).
  • The Miracles

    Love Machine

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • The Feeling

    Turn It Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • MIKA

    Blame It On The Girls

    • (CD Single).
  • New Order

    World (The Price Of Love)

    • (CD Single).
    • Centredate.
  • Van Morrison

    Real Real Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Cerys Matthews

    Arlington Way

    • Don't Look Down.
    • Rainbow City Records.
    • 1.
  • Duran Duran

    Planet Earth

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.
    • 2.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'POST ELECTRIC BLUES' ON COOKING VINYL

    • Idlewild

      Younger Than America

  • INXS

    Beautiful Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Gary Numan

    Cars

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Bee Gees

    Spirits (Having Flown)

    • Heartbeats - 18 Great Love Songs.
    • Solitaire Collection.
  • Madonna

    Celebration

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • Travis

    Sing

    • The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition).
    • Concord.
  • Blondie

    Denis

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
  • Foo Fighters

    Wheels

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • The Beach Boys

    Heroes And Villains

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
  • KISS

    Rock and Roll All Nite

    • Alive.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY DAVE SMITH. TAKEN FROM 'THE BEST OF' ON EMI

    • Judie Tzuke

      Sports Car

      • The Best Of.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    Flamboyant

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Chelsea Morning

    • The Singer & The Song.
    • Stylus.
  • Chris Rea

    Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go

    • The Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • John Mellencamp

    Jack And Diane

    • John Cougar - American Fool.
    • Mercury.
  • Barbra Streisand

    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

    • Love Is The Answer.
  • Urge Overkill

    Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Dance To The Music

    • 100% Dance - Dancing Through The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Simple Minds

    Someone Somewhere In Summertime

    • Glittering Prize - Best Of Simple Min.
    • Virgin.
  • Nell Bryden

    Second Time Around

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 1.
  • UB40

    Breakfast In Bed (feat. Chrissie Hynde)

    • Now 13, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Sheryl Crow

    Run, Baby, Run

    • Acoustic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Huey Lewis and the News & Huey Lewis

    If This Is It

    • Huey Lewis & The News - Sports.
    • Chrysalis.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM A CD SINGLE ON BELLEVUE RECORDS

    • Alex Cornish

      Untied

  • Hockey

    Song Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Oct 2009 03:00

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